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| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @tonyrox, I saw a similar show in 1977 when Eric Clapton and Santana toured together and they took turns as the opener and headliner. It was a rather competitive situation; and, it inevitably ended with an encore of everyone from both bands on sta... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? @maskmann , I was at that show (2nd row center) and you are correct, The Waterboys were fantastic! I almost included that show in my list, but I couldn't bear mentioning U2 in the same sentence, probably because of the way the crowd tried to climb... | |
| The best opening act you've ever seen & heard? J. Geils Band opened for Humble Pie - 1972 James Gang (Tommy Bolin version) opened for Beck - Bogart & Appice - 1973 New York Dolls opened for Mott the Hoople - 1973 ("Halloween on acid") Mannfred Mann's Earth Band opened for Blue Oyster Cu... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @unclewilbur Yes, I own the "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" CD. The last time I checked, a new copy on Amazon was only $9,00, which is a steal. It has become one of many go to CD's for showing off my audio system. Since you lived on the Dry Tortu... | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. Legend has it that Frank Sinatra said Karen Carpenter "was the only singer that he would pay to see.". | |
| Karen Carpeneter died 42 years ago. @unclewilbur "But it seems to me that Carpenters is excellent audiophile material." Have you picked up the 2018 release: "Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?" If not, you need to because both the sound quality and the subtly e... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Best Of" Pink Floyd - "Ummagumma" | |
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| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) Jeff Beck - "Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop" Dr. John: "City Lights" Echo & The Bunnymen - "Heaven Up Here" Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - "Watch" Oregon - "Out of the Woods" Jean - Pierre Rampal & Claude Bolling - "Suite For Flute & Jazz ... | |
| Favorite Cover Album Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet - Under the Covers, Volume 1" Icehouse - "Heroes" Nouvelle Vague - "NV3" UNCUT Magazine compilation - "Starman" (Rare & Exclusive versions of classic David Bowie songs) | |
| What were your top musical discoveries of 2024? NEW discoveries: GRAHAM NASH: "Live - Songs for Beginners/ Wild Tales" J.D. SOUTHER - "Natural History" RE-Discoveries: ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION - "The Polydor Years" (8 CD retrospective. Found it new for only $40) JACKSON BROWNE - "For Everyma... | |
| Favorite scream in rock? F. DEEP PURPLE - "Highway Star": Machine Head - 72 I'm pretty sure that this was the song that I drove my parents crazy with while I was in high school; and, that makes perfect sense when you consider that it's a song about sex and fast cars. And... | |
| «Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato My # 1 criteria for good lyrics is: "Does it impress me on any and/or multiple levels?" I forgot to mention Billy Bragg in my initial post. I submit the following examples, which all come from the same song ("Accident Waiting To Happen"): Goodby... |